In retrospect, I don’t think it should have been on NBC. I think it was the wrong channel and I’m sure they probably agree with that as well … We almost doubled our numbers in DVR numbers, but they weren’t quite there in network television in counting those metrics. If it had been on a basic cable channel, it could still be on.

Indeed, Constantine had been the subject of rumors the series could move to Syfy, following successful runs of a few NBC-broadcast episodes, though the switch was not to be. That said, Goyer still remains on development on another DC property for Syfy, the Superman prequel origin story Krypton.

Arrow showrunners have suggested that the upcoming Constantine crossover will prove notably one-off for now, but was the series’ fate always in the cards? Considering Syfy, or other cable networks’ occasional difficulty with genre hits, was NBC really to blame?